The Dream Lover (Paperback)

by Lawrence Sanders (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
The setting is Hollywood. And a delicious obsession lures one haunted man into the most dangerous dream of all-the seductive nightmare of betrayal.

A master of suspense. (Washington Post)

From AudioFile
Dufris's voice is unusually flexible and provides delightful personal-ities for each character, along with a charming Irish lilt for one. For the young and ambitious starlet, Gladys (Glad) Divine, and studio executive Eli Hebron, DREAM LOVER is a love story. But an under-current of intrigue and Hollywood machinations will make listeners fear the worst. Who's pulling the financing from Magna Pictures, Eli's employer and his uncle's legacy to him? Dufris's reading breathes a passion for living and loving into the dialogue and action. The silky prose and surprise ending will keep listeners engrossed. S.C.A. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (July 10, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425094731
• ISBN-13: 978-0425094730
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 3.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,217,908 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sanders at his best!, September 6, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Maine) - See all my reviews

This is definitely the best Lawrence Sanders I've ever read. Late 1920's Hollywood is a totally refreshing setting for a novel. Those of us who appreciate Sanders's writing style and great dialogue are treated once again. Anyone who has not read Sanders before will not be disappointed in this choice.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Weak Early Effort, July 18, 2001

By	C. S. Junker "soul_survivor" (Burien, WA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This tale of a Hollywood film producer in the 1920s is one of Sanders's slightest novels, lacking the complex plotting and rich characterizations found in his later works. This was a paperback original, originally published several years before Sanders became popular with hard-hitting detective fiction such as "The First Deadly Sin" and "The Anderson Tapes." The story is enjoyable but never compelling. Both fans of the frothy McNally books and Sanders's darker works such as the "Sins" books will most likely be disappointed. True Sanders fans won't want to pass this up, but don't expect too much.

4.0 out of 5 stars Celluloid heroes, November 23, 2006

By	Beverley Strong (Australia) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Dream Lover (Archy McNally Novels) (Audio Cassette)

The time is Hollywood, just prior to the arrival of the talkies, when screen heroes and heroines are almost god like creatures to the ordinary audience. Eli Hebron is a talented movie maker who is fighting against the introduction of sound, claiming that it will destroy the purity and integrity of his work. Charlie Royce, a ruthless realist, is determined to take over Magna pictures, Eli's creation, for himself and sees that the majority of people want to be entertained and couldn't give a hoot about Eli's fine dreams. Charlie schemes to introduce Eli to Gladys, a sensuous, beautiful girl, in order to control him through sex and to ultimately bring about his downfall through scandal and blackmail. It's a fascinating look at the very early days of movie making and of the quite scandalous goings on behind the cameras.